Rapid Bisque Firing
The most challenging firing that ceramic artists undertake is the bisque firing. It is also, more often than not, the … Read More
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In a gas or oil burner, the restricted opening through which a jet of fuel emerges. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Techno File: Rapid Bisque Firing
Most beginning potters pay little attention to bisque firings until they experience an explosion. More often than not, glaze blemishes … Read More
Techno File: Rapid Bisque Firing
Most beginning potters pay little attention to bisque firings until they experience an explosion. More often than not, glaze blemishes … Read More
Two Kiln Designs That Make Smart Use of Waste
By it’s very nature, our art form is not the greenest of artistic endeavors, but happily, many ceramic artists and … Read More
Making a Clay Monotype
Above left: The Map Room, clay monotype, 19 in. (48 cm) in height, earthenware casting slip, underglaze, watercolor underglaze, wood frame, 2017.
Above right: Scribe, clay monotype, 14 in. (36 cm) in height, earthenware casting slip, underglaze, watercolor underglaze, wood frame, 2015.
Monoprinting is a printmaking method that yields a single (mono) original print using a printing plate, … Read More
Helpful Tips on Purchasing a Raku Kiln
Raku firing is expressive, exciting, and fun. Whether you’re rakuing in your own studio, or taking part in a group … Read More
From Idea to Finished Form 2016
Our second annual readership-wide contest asked artists to share their creative process—from photos and paintings to sketches, paper cutouts, … Read More
Cary Esser: A Vital Geometry
Cary Esser has worked with tile since the 1970s, both in architectural settings and as freestanding sculptures. Her interest in … Read More
